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David Woodhouse

@cricketknow.bsky.social
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Author of Who Only Cricket Know. Occasional musings on the history and literature of the game. who-only-cricket-know.uk

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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
David Underdown, writing in 2000: “The years of trashing county cricket by writers who themselves rarely attend matches outside London or the other Test match grounds have proved to be self-fulfilling prophecies.”
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good to see the repositioned statue of Byron unveiled in Hyde Park - thanks to he current Lord Byron, Astrid Traherne, the late Geoffrey Bond and everyone else involved in the project
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Cheltenham Festival, one of the richest perennials in cricket, richened further by a great book day organised by Stephen Chalke and Chris Coley
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Was in Salzburg for other reasons but took a detour to pass the Hotel Stein where Neville Cardus stayed when writing for the Manchester Guardian on the Festival, and to have an iced coffee in the Cafe Bazar where he breakfasted
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My bit in this issue was on three of the famous praise songs in cricket literature
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cricket is well over 300 years old in a recognisable form. Garry is its greatest all round exponent. RIP
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“By the time we reach the Ardoyne, / Greenidge has his century” - my bit in WCM this month looks at Old Trafford 76 through the prism of a poem
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
A pleasure to talk to Max Bonnell last week at the @thecricketsociety.bsky.social MCC BOTY ceremony about his wonderful shortlisted book on leg spinner Charles “Father” Marriott - congrats to the winner @rwhitehead2.bsky.social and the four other shortlisted authors Marks, Wigmore, Wilde and Wilson
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The Cricket Society @thecricketsociety.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Congratulations @RWhitehead61 for winning @CricketSociety / @MCCOfficial Book of the Year award for 2026. A fine achievement & commiserations to @deanbwilson @timwig @swildecricket #maxbonnell #vicmarks who also produced fine books. Standard was very high.
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Pelham Warner, admittedly never slow to congratulate himself, on MCC’s training sessions before the 1903/04 Ashes: “Nor we did neglect to practice fielding, for every day we gave an hour to practising catching, and a high catch requires a great deal of judging in the bright sunlight of Australia.”
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
who-only-cricket-know.uk/highways-and... Two articles with a Guyanese flavour posted to the book website: a bibliographical note on historian Clem Seecharan and a biographical paper on curator-umpire Badge Menzies written by his grandson Donald
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Highways and Byways : Who Only Cricket Know
By David Woodhouse
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A day full of tension - even for the neutral - yesterday in what remains the best domestic red ball competition - despite all sabotage attempts
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Enjoying a re-read of Barclays World of Cricket for the next WCM column on 50 Books: here is an extract from Benny Green’s essay on ‘Some Cricket Eccentrics’
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Top night for a top man
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Popped in last week to the free @senatehouselib.bsky.social exhibition In The Grip of Change: a great little collection of written and oral history paying tribute to Caribbean pioneers, including two familiar to all cricket lovers. Recommended for anyone at a loose end in London - closes 12 April
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Old Ebor @oldebor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Having established himself as the best batter in the world, Len Hutton became the first official professional captain of England in 1952, breaking a long-standing tradition of amateur leadership. From there, it was a bumpy — if ultimately successful — ride
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“If I am to captain England I will do so only as a professional”: Len Hutton and the England captaincy
Having established himself as the best batter in the world, Len Hutton became the first official professional captain of England in 1952, breaking a long-standing tradition of amateur leadership. From there, it was a bumpy — if ultimately successful — ride.
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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
IT IS HERE! The next edition of County Cricket Matters. For those of you that like Patrick Eagar’s work there is my interview with him and featuring some of his early photographs. And the usual fantastic articles. To order please follow the link below - www.countycricketmatters.com/shop
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David Woodhouse @cricketknow.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I’m currently trying to tell something of The Story of Cricket in 50 Books for Wisden Cricket Monthly and will occasionally post some supplementary material here @wisdencricket.bsky.social
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